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Readiness verdict

MAYO

A dated reading of what is claimed, reported, and independently verified in the current evidence.

As of
2026-06-28
Revision
1
Method
v1.0.0

Current reading

The readiness gap, in one scan

AI-assisted assembly · derived results

Claimed
55

Public ambition and stated capability

Reported
49

Observed practitioner reporting

Verified
42

Independently supported evidence

Gap
+13

Claimed minus verified

Evidence strength Growing

Decision

What the current evidence supports

Human editorial judgment · 2026-06-28

Too early to adopt

Why
Tiny ~180-186 byte signatures are attractive, but a Round 3 candidate with multivariate risk, no FIPS, and a ~2-year horizon is not a production primitive for a hybrid-signature trust root.
Next
Keep ML-DSA-65 as the standardized signature primitive (per Rule #2); monitor NIST Round 3 outcomes for MAYO as a potential compact-signature alternative if/when standardized.

Constraints

Blockers

No named blocker is present in the current public projection.

Evidence summary

Derived counts

AI-assisted assembly

Total
7
Tier 1
1
Tier 2
3
Tier 3
3
Supports
4
Contradicts
2
Context
1
Latest observed
2026-05-17

Counts and dates only. Raw signals, private excerpts, trust records, and internal corpus material are not published here.

Publication record

Revisions

Initial public reading

This is the initial public reading. No earlier readiness change is recorded.

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